Asterix and the Vikings

Original title: Astérix et les Vikings

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Roger Carel, Lorànt Deutsch, Jacques Frantz, Michel Vigné, and Sara Forestier in Asterix and the Vikings (2006)

Adventure Animation Comedy Family Fantasy Romance

While tutoring the Gallic chief Vitalstatistix's rebellious nephew Justforkix, Asterix and Obelix must rescue him from Vikings who wish to learn the meaning of fear to become invincible.While tutoring the Gallic chief Vitalstatistix's rebellious nephew Justforkix, Asterix and Obelix must rescue him from Vikings who wish to learn the meaning of fear to become invincible.While tutoring the Gallic chief Vitalstatistix's rebellious nephew Justforkix, Asterix and Obelix must rescue him from Vikings who wish to learn the meaning of fear to become invincible.

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Roger Carel

Astérix
(voice)
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Lorànt Deutsch

Goudurix
(voice)

Sara Forestier

Abba
(voice)

Jacques Frantz

Obélix
(voice)

Pierre Palmade

Cryptograf
(voice)

Pierre Tchernia

Le narrateur
(voice)

Bernard Alane

Assuracetourix
(voice)

Marc Alfos

Chef Grossebaf
(voice)

Jules Azem

Garçon viking
(voice)

Patrick Borg

Caraf
(voice)

Philippe Catoire

Nescaf
(voice)

Bruno Dubernat

Télégraf
(voice)

Luc Florian

Océanonix
(voice)

Stéphane Fourreau

Olibrius
(voice)

Marion Game

Bonnemine
(voice)

Vincent Grass

Abraracourcix
(voice)

Med Hondo

Baba, la vigie des pirates
(voice)

Bernard Métreaux

Ordralfabétix
(voice)

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Trivia
The movie is base on the book "Asterix and the Normans" however it extends the plot and uses elements from some other books, notably "Asterix and the Great Crossing" - such us the viking party scene and the joke about Obelix supply, while the scene when Asterix and Obelix dress up as vikings "Asteraf and Obelaf" with Obelix who can't stop laughing about it, resembles the scene from Asterix and the Goths when the duo dress up as Romans "Asterus" and "Obelus".

Goofs
Vikings are historically considered to have existed from 789 to 1100 AD. This makes the Vikings in the setting of Asterix (50 BC) about a millennium early. Although their progenitors obviously already existed, they are not considered Vikings and they were certainly not known as vicious raiders in the Roman empire, where the main contact with Scandinavia was through trade.

Quotes
Abba: [Vikea has just given Timandahaf a "shopping" list of all the things she wants him to bring back from his raid. Abba walks in carrying a chest] Okay. Is it time to go, I'm all ready!
Timandahaf: Abba, I've told you a hundred times, this is not a pleasure cruise, it's a business trip!
Abba: Daddy, please... pretty please? Let me come with you just this once and then I'll never bother you again, I promise.
Timandahaf: Well... eh... Absolutly not! No women and no children on board!
[Abba keeps trying to get a word in]
Timandahaf: Don't argue! I have spoken! By Thor and Odin put together!
[Abba is clearly getting mad]
Timandahaf: And don't you go bezerk on me, young lady!
[Abba kicks down a shelf in frustration, which in turn knocks down the other shelves, destroying all the family's mugs and plates]
Vikea: I'll make you another list.

Crazy credits
The rolling credits are accompanied by rock cryptograms on which the Vikings and the Gauls are depicted.

Connections
Featured in Céline Dion: Let Your Heart Decide (2006)

Soundtracks
Get Down On It
Performed by Matt Pokora
Written by Ronald Bell (as Ronald Nathan Bell), Ray Wright, Kevin Bell, Callie Cheek, Peter Duarte, Wilson Beckett, Michael Cheek, Kevin Lassiter and Dennis White
1981 EMI Longitude Music/Warner Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
With the authorisation of EMI Music Publishing France SA
All world-wide rights reserved
Produced by Mamadou Niakate
Guitars by Christophe Pantano
DJ: David Mezieres
Background voacals: Rudy Joseph
Recorded at Studio EMC Records
Mixed by Chris Chavenon at Studio Blaster
2005 M6 Interactions

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8/10

Maybe it's the German version...

... but I laughed. A lot.

I saw 'Astérix et les Vikings' at a public screening during the World Cup. The sound was lousy, it was too bright to see the screen properly - but I still enjoyed myself immensely. The names of some of the characters had me rolling on the floor: Smsix, Abba, Vikea... All not very witty, but in good Astérix tradition. Some very good jokes, but also some that not everybody seemed to get.

The only thing I didn't like were the voices of Astérix and Obélix, in the German version at least. The voice actors are very well-known around here, which was the only reason they were casted, really. They don't fit the characters at all.

All in all, a good way to spend some time (and if it's free, like in my case, all the better) and to have a couple of laughs. 8 out of 10.